in terms of a meaningful definition of strength (or toughness). There has again been extensive study of this issue.

Poisson's Ratio

Richard Christensen, a doctor in engineering mechanics, argues that ductility in an isotropic material can be quantified in terms of poisson's ratio. In particular, he manipulates the formula for converting a material's bulk modulus to shear modulus via poisson's ratio

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